Diversion Plan by Tag Gregory The book Diversion Plan is set in Portland, Oregon, and uses a court-ordered diversion program for drug and alcohol issues much in the way other romances might use getting lost in a blizzard or stranded on an island: as a chance for its main characters to really get to know one another. Brent, a workaholic who hews to the safety of routines after having survived an abusive, manipulative ex-boyfriend, is the manager at a hotel. Guthrie is the Continue Reading
Review: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller
Hotel of Secrets by Diana BillerHistorical RomanceMarch 28, 2023- St. Martin'sARC Review by Angela I really like this author's words, and how she weaves history, romance, and mystery together seamlessly. Hotel of Secrets is set in Vienna in 1877 and primarily takes place in Hotel Wallner. The Wallner family consists of strong women, who have run the hotel for decades, always only having one daughter, never marrying, and living life on their terms. But, it's also interwoven with the Continue Reading
Review: Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley FortuneContemporary RomanceMay 2, 2023Berkley Review by Jen I was so excited to get an ARC of the latest book by Carley Fortune. I absolutely adored Every Summer After. And this book had the same second chance romance swoony summer vibes. Meet Me at the Lake features Fern Brookbanks and Will Baxter. Fern grew up the child of a single mother living at a good old fashioned Dirty Dancing style lake resort in Canada, owned by her family. Will grew up Continue Reading
Release Blitz – Cherry Picked by May Archer
Title: Cherry PickedSeries: The Sunday Brothers #3Author: May ArcherGenre: MM RomanceTropes: Brother's Best Friend/Age GapRelease Date: May 2, 2023BLURBNever ask your brother’s best friend to… pick your cherry.When I asked Jack Wyatt to help me lose my pesky v-card, I didn’t expect him to keel over in shocked disapproval and nearly tumble us down a mountain.You might think a guy who's been reading romance novels his whole life would've figured out a smoother way to broach the subject, but in my Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of May 1-5, 2023
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Blog Tour and Excerpt- The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
The Bride Wore White by Amanda QuickBurning Cove #7Historical Paranormal RomanceMay 2, 2023- Berkley Summary: A psychic desperate to escape her destiny—and a killer—finds her future in the coastal town of Burning Cove in New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick’s latest novel. Being Madame Ariadne, Psychic Dream Consultant, wasn’t Prudence Ryland’s ideal gig, but it paid well which was reason enough to do the work—until she realizes that her latest client intends to kill Continue Reading
Take My Books Giveaway!
It’s that time again! My shelves are full, so I’m clearing them out. Let me know which set you prefer by commenting with the set(s) of your choice. The contest is to run through Sunday 05/06/23 at midnight. Winners will be chosen Monday 05/0823 and notified by email. Open to US residents only. Set #1 Ana Maria and The Fox by Liana De La Rosa (read the Smexy review here.) The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles (read the Smexy review here.) Set #2 The Stand-Up Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Check out all of our Smexy Deals for the week here. Have a great weekend! Continue Reading
Book Blitz- Grimm Prince by NS Johnson
Title: Grimm PrinceSeries: Grimm's Valley Romances #1Author: NS Johnson Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Instalove, Opposites Attract Release Date: March 28, 2023 BLURBWhen a Wounded Warrior meets a small town princess, he'll learn that happily-ever-after is definitely in his cards.Jake Grimm came home after fifteen years to an official letter on his door. His family's ancestral home is going to be a fairytale themed tourist attraction which isn't going to work when Continue Reading
Angela’s KU Update!
I know how hard it is to wade through the Kindle Unlimited offerings, so I'm going to update y'all on what I've found and loved in the last few weeks. Xiveri Mates by Elizabeth StephensScience Fiction Romance I read the first five books in this series, back to back, last week. Like gobbled them up and couldn't stop turning pages. Which is weird for me since I tend to hop around from genre to genre, not reading the same one twice in a row. I'm kind of surprised that this series hasn't Continue Reading